Okay, here we go... a couple of hundred, narrowed down to a couple of dozen.
Before I get into it, I'll clarify a couple of things so you don't get all judgy on me.
Firstly, we decided not to include any of the Universal monster movies because there are just too danged many remakes and we don't want to spend the whole month on those.
Secondly, we're not including any foreign language remakes this time around. There were just too many movies to choose from and cutting them out seemed an easy way to simplify it. (Don't worry, we're not forgetting them. We're just not including them in the main countdown.)
Right. Now that's out of the way, I give you...
31 Days of Horror Remakes: The Shortlist
The Amityville Horror (2005 remake of 1979 film)
April Fool's Day (2008 remake of 1986 film)
Attack of the 50 ft Woman (1993 remake of 1958 film)
The Bad Seed (2018 and 1985 remakes of 1956 film)
Black Christmas (2019 and 2006 remakes of 1974 film)
The Blob (1988 remake of 1958 film)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (2005 remake of 1920 film)
Carrie (2013 and 2002 remakes of 1976 film)
Cat People / Cat Girl (1982/1957 remakes of 1942 Cat People)
Child's Play (2019 remake of 1988 film)
Children of the Corn (2009 remake of 1984 film)
The Crazies (2010 remake of 1973 film)
Cape Fear (1991 remake of 1962 film)
Dawn of the Dead (2004 remake of 1978 film)
Day of the Dead (2008 remake of 1985 film)
Don't Be Afraid of the Dark (2010 remake of 1973 film)
Drag Me to Hell (2009 remake of 1957 Curse of the Demon)
Evil Dead (2013 remake of 1981 film)
Flatliners (2017 remake of 1990 film)
The Fly (1986 remake of 1958 film)
The Fog (2005 remake of 1980 film)
Halloween (2007 remake of 1978 film)
The Haunting (1999 remake of 1963 film)
The Hitcher (2007 remake of 1986 film)
Body Snatchers / Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1993 and 1978 remakes of 1956 film)
It (2017/2019 remake of 1990 mini-series)
I Am Legend (2007 remake of 1971 The Omega Man)
My Bloody Valentine (2009 remake of 1981 film)
Night of the Living Dead (1990 remake of 1968 film)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010 remake of 1984 film)
The Omen (2006 remake of 1976 film)
Piranha 3D / Piranha (2010 /1995 remakes of 1978 film)
Poltergeist (2015 remake of 1982 film)
Prom Night (2008 remake of 1980 film)
Psycho (1998 remake of 1960 film)
Snow Beast (2011 remake of 1977 film)
Thirteen Ghosts (2001 remake of 1960 13 Ghosts)
Trucks (1997 remake of 1986 Maximum Overdrive)
Village of the Damned (1995 remake of 1960 film)
The Wicker Man (2006 remake of 1973 film)
Whelp, that was the easy part. How the heck do we narrow it down from here? We're still working on that bit. Check back on October 1st and (hopefully) we'll have a finalized list of the best horror remakes.
Or, maybe we'll take it day by day and you'll just have to wait. A little anticipation is good for the soul. ;) While you're waiting, why not get in touch and give us your favourite horror remakes?
